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Restoring the Pioneer wetland: a volunteer-led project in São Paulo
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Pioneer wetland needs $650 for saplings and equipment.
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The Pioneer wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 53 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 89 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the district council, including native species selected by a local botanist.
The area floods more each year, and fish have returned for the first time in a decade after our first cleanup. Restoring it will protect homes and bring back shade.
All the labor is volunteered. We just need materials.
Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage.
Where the $650 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $270
• Tools and protective gear: $70
• Waste removal and skip hire: $230
• Signage and educational materials: $80
Glad we found this place.
- Bianca
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Wishing you peace, Bianca. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Ekurhuleni.
Hope it all works out, Bianca. More neighborhoods should do this. Put this on a community board in Bakersfield this morning. Thinking of São Paulo.
sending strength, Bianca. Your post was clear and honest. All the best.
So sorry you're going through this, Bianca. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of São Paulo!
Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out.
wishing you peace, Bianca. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Take care.